Ed Henry Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

Responsible for managing all day-to-day operations for the New York City, White Plains, Albany, Boston, Chicago, Delaware, Minneapolis, New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC offices of an international law firm. Oversee the firm’s European offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Milan, and Warsaw, as well as Tel Aviv. Areas of oversight include: finance, human resources, information systems, attorney recruitment, professional development, marketing, facilities, research, records, support services, secretaries and legal assistants. Sole Business Director serving on the firm's Operating Committee, which involves discussing all operational matters with the firm's COO, CFO, CRO, CIO, CMO and Co-Presidents, reporting directly to the Executive Committee.- Collaborate with Managing Shareholder regarding the daily management of the practice groups- Lead member of team responsible for NY office relocation to One Vanderbilt Ave and 420 Lexington Ave- Lead member of NY office Operating Committee, monthly meeting to discuss and resolve office-specific operational issues- Serve on firm-wide Healthcare Task Force and recommend changes to the firm’s benefits plan- Oversee Paralegal Managers to ensure that paralegals are profitable on a monthly basis- Manage Business Directors of the international offices regarding shared services and general issues- Manage architects and general contractor regarding space issues- Prepare annual revenue and expense forecasts- Contribute to firm-wide committees regarding client collections, purchasing and the allocation of support servicesNoted Accomplishments:- Hired, trained and mentored ten new Business Directors, resulting in stronger firm-wide office management- Responsible for formation of the Green Committee, resulting in daily conservation and the first office-wide cleanup, moving over 50 tons of materials off premises- Continually exceed targets for both semi-annual and annual collection drives

Managed daily operations for the 170-attorney New York office of an international law firm, including financial, human resources, information systems, facilities, library, records, support services, secretaries, and legal assistants.-Served as a member of the Senior Collection Committee responsible for exceeding firm's collections budget-Worked closely with N.Y. Partners regarding billing and collection issues-Contributed to the Vendor Committee responsible for instituting firm wide office supply vendors, resulting in favorable pricing throughout the firm-Directed the outsourcing of support services, resulting in an annual savings of over $200k for the New York office-Assisted the Managing Partner on all office related matters, including real estate, attorney and client utilization, and general CSG management-Collaborated on significant headcount reduction in 2009 and implementation of aggressive cost controls that saved the office and firm well over $2MM-Managed all functions of the Accounting Department, including billing, A/P, A/R, and escrow-Prepared and administered the annual budget and monthly budget tracking-Served as a member of the NY Marketing Committee and the NY Space Planning Committee-Interfaced with Attorney Recruitment, Professional Development, Litigation Support, and Marketing-Implemented regular staff events, including Jeans Day, Summer Picnics, March Madness luncheons and numerous other morale and team building events

Directed all daily operations of an $18M Litigation Support Company with three branch office locations.-Reorganized the Accounting Department and implemented a Collection Department, reducing A/R by over $1M-Solidified banking relationship with Chase thereby increasing Line of Credit from $100k to $1M-Established a Purchasing Department whereby annual expenses were reduced by over 20%-Created an IS Department and oversaw the installation of a WAN and new phone system-Responsible for restructuring the HR Department and added Life Insurance, LTD and Flexible Spending Plans-Worked with landlord to resolve lease issues and with architect to redesign existing space

Responsible for profits for a 240-attorney law firm with four domestic offices. Managed firm operations, including financial, human resources, information systems, real estate and facilities, and legal affairs. Contributed significantly to firm growth while maintaining high firm profitability.-Participated in all Policy Board management decisions-Served on several committees, including Policy Board, Practice Management, Recruitment, Finance, and Marketing-Responsible for all facets of financial management for the firm, with revenues in excess of $125M per year-Prepared and administered budgets and forecasts for all offices-Established credit management as a key goal and substantially increased cash flow by introducing an aggressive credit policy-Researched and established competitive billing rates-Reviewed, negotiated, and purchased casualty and property insurance as well as employee benefits coverage-Established the firm's human resource management function-Instituted a Recruitment Coordinator position to be responsible for all facets of the personnel function-Created an innovative and aggressive recruitment program for lateral attorney candidates and law school students-Participated in the management of compensation plans for Partners and supervised compensation for the firm's staff-Managed the firm's 401(k) and profit-sharing plans for Partners and employees-Migrated manual business systems to state-of-the-art computerized systems on LAN and WAN networks-Established the office of IS Director-Computerized major aspects of firm management, including finance, accounting, and records and docketing-Supervised creation of remote log-in capabilities, vastly expanding ability of attorneys to access firm systems-Negotiated build-out and sub-leasing of space, and changes in lease structure on an on-going basis-Managed sub-tenant relationships-Experienced in application of insurance law relating to malpractice errors and omissions liability policies